Barry S. Brown is the author of the Mrs. Hudson of Baker Street mystery series. He prepared himself for the challenging task of correcting a century of misinformation about Mrs. Hudson and events at 221B Baker Street by pursuing a research career in the fields of mental health, criminology and drug abuse. In that capacity he edited two works of non-fiction and authored more than 175 articles and chapters. More significantly, he developed the deductive skills needed to establish Mrs. Hudson's role as the true sage of Baker Street who exchanged free lodging to the sometime chemist, Sherlock Holmes, for his willingness to become the male figurehead essential to starting a business in Victorian England. In six books and counting, Mrs. Hudson has led Holmes, and his earnest companion and fellow lodger, Dr. Watson, on a series of adventures taking them from London's East End to England's country estates, and across the Atlantic to New York City. Along the way they sometimes join forces, sometimes cross swords with a diverse set of characters including Lily Langtry, Samuel Clemens, Charles Stewart Parnell, and the man known as the White Rajah of Sarawak. While the stories are told with tongue firmly in cheek, a close eye is paid to historic accuracy in terms of events of the last decade of the 19th century and the first of the 20th, and the real people who were a part of those events. For those wishing to meet the author, he can be found wandering the streets of Carolina Beach in North Carolina in cape and deerstalker hat, exciting frequent curiosity and occasional police inquiry.

e-mail: brownb@uncw.edu
Praise for Mrs. Hudson's exploits (and expressions of gratitude to Barry S Brown for making those exploits known):

"Each new book surpasses the others .... Some enterprising TV producer is missing out on a potentially great TV mystery series!"
-- Over My Dead Body Mystery Magazine

"... an inherently entertaining and fascinating read from beginning to end ... an enduringly popular addition to community library Mystery/ Suspense collections ..."
-- Midwest Book Review

"... a gloriously complex and improbable scenario ... an entertaining romp ... Mrs. Hudson's a likeable character, and disconcertingly credible."
-- The District Messenger, Newsletter of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London

"... Brown offers oodles of tasty background ... leads our heroes on a merry chase ...has good insights into character, and he throws out a satisfying cast of possible suspects ..."
-- Wilmington Star-News

"... a plot with about the right number of suspects, red herrings, settings and complications ... The main characters ... are well rounded. The dialogue is convincing and easy on the ear.... And the prose is ... professional, readable, and appealing.... It is always a pleasure to recommend a Sherlock Holmes novel that retains reader interest to the very end. This one did."
-- Sherlockian.net website

The Mrs. Hudson of Baker Street Series in order:
1. The Unpleasantness at Parkerton Manor
2. Mrs. Hudson and the Irish Invincibles
3. Mrs. Hudson in the Ring
4. Mrs. Hudson in New York
5. Mrs. Hudson's Olympic Triumph
​6. Mrs Hudson Takes the Stage
7. Mrs. Hudson and the Wild West